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Blizzard has released a string of excellent Overwatch animated shorts over the years. While the shorts are sublimely rendered and help to sketch out the backstories of the cast, Blizzard hasn’t neatly pulled together the sprawling narrative of this universe so far. The developers have pledged to do a better job of that in-game starting with Overwatch 2‘s sixth season, which gets under way in August. Before we get there, though, Blizzard is releasing an Overwatch anime.
The three-episode miniseries is called Genesis. The title and a trailer suggest that it will focus on the early days of the Overwatch task force, which was set up amid a global war against robots. The clip shows a glimpse of humans and robots living in harmony before an AI rebellion kicked off the Omnic Crisis. It features three heroes from the game — Reinhardt, Torbjörn and Ana — as well as Mina Liao, an AI researcher and fellow founding member of the Overwatch organization.
It was a technological golden age. Until it wasn’t.
Introducing GENESIS, an Overwatch mini-series.
Part one of three premieres July 6 ✨
▶️ https://t.co/70n9GGgIOxpic.twitter.com/lGeRIaoEfF
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) June 30, 2023
The teaser, which has a different animation style from previous shorts, suggests the miniseries will help to tie together some of the many disparate, transmedia strands of the Overwatch narrative before co-op story missions go live in Overwatch 2. The first episode will hit YouTube on July 6th and it’s just over five minutes long.
Overwatch fans have been begging for a show or even a movie based on the franchise for years. This miniseries might be as close as they get for now, but who knows? If it proves popular enough, Blizzard may be persuaded to invest in a bigger project that can put the Overwatch universe in front of a whole new audience. Meanwhile, Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller says each of the game’s story missions will have an opening and closing cinematic to help spell out more of the narrative.
The rich, memorable cast of characters played a major role in making the original Overwatch a cultural phenomenon when it debuted in 2016. If Blizzard is successful in shining the spotlight more brightly on them again, that might help fans forgive the studio for some of the misstepsit has made with Overwatch 2 recently.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/an-overwatch-anime-miniseries-will-debut-on-july-6th-203026390.html?src=rss
Imagine a state-of-the-art agricultural robot equipped with cutting-edge laser technology capable of eradicating 200,000 weeds within an hour; Astonishingly, this visionary concept has become a tangible reality, because Carbon Robotics, a pioneering company headquartered in Seattle, has introduced an autonomous system named LaserWeed, that harnesses the immense power of lasers to target and eradicate weeds.
The existence of unwanted vegetation in agricultural fields presents an ongoing menace to crop cultivation, as these plants vigorously compete for essential nutrients vital to human consumption. Not only do these undesirable plants impose substantial financial burdens on farmers, but they also possess a disconcerting aptitude for developing resistance to herbicides, rendering conventional weed control methods progressively less effective.
Consequently, farmers frequently find themselves compelled to rely on increasingly potent chemicals, thereby jeopardizing the well-being of both crops and soil in their relentless pursuit to eradicate these resilient wild plants — that’s basically what inspired the company to work on this cool product.
This innovative approach offers a multitude of advantages; By circumventing the need to apply potentially hazardous chemicals to crops, the LaserWeeder system safeguards the quality of the produce and promotes environmental well-being.
Moreover, this innovative solution empowers farmers to enhance crop yields and establish more predictable cost structures. The resources saved on weed control can be reallocated to other facets of agricultural operations, thereby elevating overall efficiency and sustainability.
Carbon Robotics envisions the LaserWeeder system as merely the initial step in a technological revolution within the realm of agriculture. By integrating artificial intelligence into farming practices, the potential for innovation and progress in this field is boundless.
As AI continues to evolve, farmers can anticipate a future wherein precision farming techniques guided by sophisticated algorithms and state-of-the-art technologies will optimize resource allocation, minimize environmental impact, and revolutionize the methods by which we cultivate and consume food.
No Hazardous Chemicals! Robot Revolutionizes Weed Control With Precision Lasers
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Blizzard has released a string of excellent Overwatch animated shorts over the years. While the shorts are sublimely rendered and help to sketch out the backstories of the cast, Blizzard hasn’t neatly pulled together the sprawling narrative of this universe so far. The developers have pledged to do a better job of that in-game starting with Overwatch 2‘s sixth season, which gets under way in August. Before we get there, though, Blizzard is releasing an Overwatch anime.
The three-episode miniseries is called Genesis. The title and a trailer suggest that it will focus on the early days of the Overwatch task force, which was set up amid a global war against robots. The clip shows a glimpse of humans and robots living in harmony before an AI rebellion kicked off the Omnic Crisis. It features three heroes from the game — Reinhardt, Torbjörn and Ana — as well as Mina Liao, an AI researcher and fellow founding member of the Overwatch organization.
It was a technological golden age. Until it wasn’t.
Introducing GENESIS, an Overwatch mini-series.
Part one of three premieres July 6 ✨
▶️ https://t.co/70n9GGgIOxpic.twitter.com/lGeRIaoEfF
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) June 30, 2023
The teaser, which has a different animation style from previous shorts, suggests the miniseries will help to tie together some of the many disparate, transmedia strands of the Overwatch narrative before co-op story missions go live in Overwatch 2. The first episode will hit YouTube on July 6th and it’s just over five minutes long.
Overwatch fans have been begging for a show or even a movie based on the franchise for years. This miniseries might be as close as they get for now, but who knows? If it proves popular enough, Blizzard may be persuaded to invest in a bigger project that can put the Overwatch universe in front of a whole new audience. Meanwhile, Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller says each of the game’s story missions will have an opening and closing cinematic to help spell out more of the narrative.
The rich, memorable cast of characters played a major role in making the original Overwatch a cultural phenomenon when it debuted in 2016. If Blizzard is successful in shining the spotlight more brightly on them again, that might help fans forgive the studio for some of the misstepsit has made with Overwatch 2 recently.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/an-overwatch-anime-miniseries-will-debut-on-july-6th-203026390.html?src=rss
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